The Republican journal., 1887-04-14

Work has been resumed on Lewis wharf and
when fully repaired it vii! be one OF tie best
wharves in town.
The Governor will probably issue 4 proclamation
designating a date between the 10th and 18th of
May as Arbor day
W. X. Morrison, of this city, is having a great
boom in Atlas paint, and expects to sell 10000
gallons this season.
The city schools rcopcned Monday. There is no
permanent change in teachers. Miss Pond and
Miss Collier arc i'll and their places are supplied
by their sisters.
The stone cottage at Dices Head, Castine be
longing to f. p. Wood, is rented for the to
West Virginia family. Mr.. Wood has also rented
the Ober cottage for the season.
| The assessors have completed the enrolment of
the men in this city liable for military duty, and
find the number to be "a which is twenty more
than the last enrolment two years ago.
There is 4 gentleman in Belfast who for the last
six years has shaved with q common one -blaie,l
knife which he carries in his pocket He says it
cuts better than amy razor he ever saw.
Mr. Herbert Field has completed the census of
the Central School district, and finds there are si5
pupils against SO last year falling on Of 80 He
iOi lHiS ny anu ttioia III lsS'
years census.
We have received from B. A. Atkinson 4 Co.,
Portland a neat Easter greeting such as iilty are
distributing among their customers. Mr.. kimball,
the travelling agent Of this firm, was in Belfast
last week and made large sales.
The full text Of the interstate commerce law, in
handy pamphlet form has been issued by the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Compan! of Portland and
received at this of.e. Business men will find
these pamphlets useful for reference.
Our Morrill, correspondent has something to say
Of children in that town; but our Monroe corre-
spontien tells of four born within one year TO one
woman, and we think Monroe is fairly entitled to
go to the head The last comcrs were tt'plet5.
The new liquor law goes into effect the 18th inst.
The clause making [. $. liquor licenses i'rjno
f'tcie evidence will not really pc in force until May
lst when Hcw ones are taken out as it would not
be practicable to prosecute under the old licenses.
THE SICK. Mr.. \. l.. p Moore, of this city, WAS
seriously i'll las week, bat is recovering ..alr I.
W. Pratt has So far recovered to walk out...
Mrs. John Frye is very l...Mr. }. Y. Cotrcll is
still confined to his house. Miss Eoisc Morrison
is stl very sick.
Mrs. IIulne, OF the Salvation Army, Was very i'll
Hast week and threatened with pneumonia, but was
able 10 he 1t; her post sunday. Miss Palmer, of
Bangor, came down and sisted in the meetings.
Miss oi stoyer, Of this city, las pat pa the uni
form and uvu assists at The meetings.
Mr. George O. Bailey, Of this city, says the
mittcc Of the city government did not treat him
fairly in The hotel matter; that not one Of the
mitee spoke to him or the subject He says he has
not given up the hotel project, ami may enlarge
the Angler Louse, claiming that the ordnance
gives Ei.n t!,;lt privilege.
il.e modest little snow drops, harbin%crs Of
spring, were in bloom April lst in the garden of
Miss lbhie Faunce. Crocuses hIossome'l one week
later, despite TIE heavy snow fall and Wintry
weather Intervening Fun blown MAylowcrS,
grown in Lincolnyle, were sent to this office hy
Nj. J. W. Knight the 9th inst.
Mr. George W. Golham has finished slipping po-
tatocs from this port and will 90 to Bangor as -oon
a. the ice il Of the river. lie has shipped from
Belfast this winter about 20,ooo bushels. Had he
thought the cold weather would have continued SO
late he would have shipped another cargo. He is
now making some small shipments hy steamboat.
Attention is called to thc annual statement Or the
Belfast savings Bank published on the fourth
page. The total amount of deposits, reserved
fuiNi, fr!!S ttiht rents amount 10 VI l,!IS h' nc
SUR us above a liabilities is 80 OBS 49, The in
ye.tmci;s are jtstIicously made and the AFFAIRS of
the bank are in safe and careful halIts. There is
not a better managed! savings Bank in Maine.
Mr. T. NJ Richardson, Of stockton, h.t- further
perfected Ills coupler and ii is now on exhibit
ton at the Maine Central station i'll this city 1t is
designed to do away with the Old fashioned link
and pin arrangement. Mr.. Richardson's coupler
has a double spring attachment that relieves the
great jar in starting and moving cars. Railroad
men cal+t of the best couplers they ever saw.
MI Mindcr- Of Ncw York, and Mr.. Dodge, of
Boston, who represented the steamer Fern Ionc
and the schooner st. Johns at the hearing in the
collision were the guests while in Belfast of
{. i. iIazeitinc. One morning they We're given
founders iOr breakfast aid were enthusiastic
in their praises of this pan fish that Mr. lIazclne
had iour dozen founders nicely packed in two
boxes, one for each gentleman carry home with
then.
Timothy c. Ellis died in NatcIyillc last week.
; Thirty years u go Mr.. Ellis moved lom Iiampden
80 Belfast, ana lie resided here until seven years
| ago, when lie moved 10 Watvrvilic. For fifteen
wears Mr. Ellis was engaged in the White paper
mill and subsequently went into trade the east
side with Il man lamed Mace. Here he lost his
property and then owed away. Mr.. Ellis went into
business at Watervic and was successful. While
in Belfast lie represented ward five in the board OF
Aldermen and took Il lively interest IN municipal
affairs. He is kindly remembered in this city. His
remains brought to Belfast for burial.
y On Monday next standard time becomes tie lesa
time Of the state and viii apply to the county
offices, etc. The railroads and steamboats,
b.,yn on n,
: standard, the evening bell rings at so standard
l Halls stone yard has long run on this time ant
. IiowaI,ls machine shop will follow suit next week
j. Why not set the city clock standard and con
/. form generally to the time? This will save
e confusion and Inconvenience and it is no longer
4, railroad time" but the legal time in Maine Since
the foregoing was written Mr. Locke has been in
structed to set the city clock ON standard time next
= Monday.
/ srocXrosIrEs ABROAD. Mrs Amanda COST
7 gan, widow of the late Capt. Hosea, of stockton
c has left East Boston and gone to Minneapolis
n Mn to spend the summer. Il found Al. Crock
c EFT and family at No. Concord Avenue, Charles
y town Dist. lie laughs naturally as ever. Theil
= daughter Lorena is fourteen and almost a woma,
S grown. Nettc Mrs. Crockctt) has been in poor
II health ever since they lost their little boy Her
c bert. Except that Nette is not strong and robus
t as she used to be they seem like AL and Net o
. Old. Miss Lorena looks very much like her aunt
: Eta (Fletcher) HERMAN Met Mrs. Maggi,
t Staples and her little daughter Carrie True a
A AIS. Maggie boards in East Boston and has ;
c nice situation Treinont Row in large cstab
lishment, cutting and fitting in the dress depart
ment. | think little Carrie True gets homesicl
occasionally to get back to stockton. But shC
says she doesn't. Have got several other stock
tontes loca: ed and shall call on them before mex
week.
PEEsoEAL. Mrs. T. y Winslow of Atlanta Ga
is the home Of her parents i'll this city, Mr. are
Mrs. Geo. S. Chase, where she will spend the sum
f mer.. Mrs. j. II. Quimby arrived home from
E Boston Saturday .Br. and Mrs. H. III. johnson
a returned from Montreal, Canada, Saturday even
. ing. Miss Mary Johnson who has been spending
a few weeks in Portland, arrived home Saturday
, Bangor. Mr.. L. G. Fletcher Of Lowell. Mass
formerly of Brooks Me, sailed from New York fol
Eng on steamer City of Richmond, Inman Line
= Sat April 9th. Mr. Fletcher goes abroad in the
interesv of the MoNic Nerve Food Co. of Lowell
Mass and expects to be gone several months.
Mr.. Thomas S. Furniss, formerly of this city and
for some time past the prescription clerk at the
City Drug store in Bangor, has bought and is now
conducting the Davis drug store in Pitsicld. Ills
= family will remain in Bangor until June. Mr.